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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Demography & Population Studies

7 Ranked Colleges
46 Degrees Awarded
$36,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Demography and Population Studies Schools for a Master's

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Demography and Population Studies Schools for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Demography & Population Studies is the 1015th most popular major in the country with 66 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 46 demography and population studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Demography and Population Studies Schools for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in demography and population studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent demography and population studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the demography and population studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Demography and Population Studies Schools for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Demography and Population Studies Schools for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree demography and population studies students.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Demography & Population Studies

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Demography and Population Studies Schools for a Master’s. Florida State University is a large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 6 masters’s demography and population studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Demography & Population Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707.

Read more about Demography & Population Studies at Florida State

#2

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, California
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Demography and Population Studies Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of San Francisco landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 8 masters’s demography and population studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USFCA, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Demography & Population Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of San Francisco are $26,710, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Demography & Population Studies at University of San Francisco

#3

Claremont Graduate University

Claremont, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Claremont Graduate University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Demography and Population Studies Schools for a Master’s. Claremont Graduate University is located in Claremont, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s demography and population studies degrees to qualified students.

Claremont Graduate University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Demography & Population Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Claremont Graduate University are $36,380.

Full Claremont Graduate University Demography & Population Studies Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Demography and Population Studies Schools for a Master’s list. Irvine, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s demography and population studies degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Demography & Population Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Demography & Population Studies at University of California - Irvine

#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Demography and Population Studies Schools for a Master’s list. University of Pennsylvania is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 masters’s demography and population studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Demography & Population Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760.

Read full report on Demography & Population Studies at University of Pennsylvania

#6

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Pennsylvania State University - University Park came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Demography and Population Studies Schools for a Master’s ranking.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Penn State University Park, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Demography & Population Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Demography & Population Studies at Pennsylvania State University - University Park

#7

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

Princeton University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Demography and Population Studies Schools for a Master’s ranking. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Princeton, New Jersey. It awarded 3 masters’s demography and population studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Princeton also made our “Best Demography & Population Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Princeton University are $56,470.

Full Princeton University Demography & Population Studies Report

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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